Amber Metham
McMaster University/Associate Director, Research Contracts
2025 Salary
$153,545Total compensation $153,890, including $345 in taxable benefits.
Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure — names paid $100,000 or more that year. How we build this · Report an error on this page
At a Glance
2025
Employer Rank
#979McMaster University
Years on List
92017–2025
Peak Salary
$153,5452025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$100,467 in 2017 is worth about $126,508 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Associate Director, Research ContractsMcMaster University | $153,545Benefits $345Total $153,890 |
| 2024 | Associate Director, Research ContractsMcMaster University | $137,772Benefits $345Total $138,117 |
| 2023 | Associate Director, Research ContractsMcMaster University | $129,608Benefits $333Total $129,941 |
| 2022 | Assistant Director, Research ContractsMcMaster University | $124,964Benefits $298Total $125,262 |
| 2021 | Assistant Director, Research ContractsMcMaster University | $121,884Benefits $260Total $122,144 |
| 2020 | Assistant Director, Research ContractsMcMaster University | $121,410Benefits $232Total $121,642 |
| 2019 | Associate Director, Research ContractsMcMaster University | $111,472Benefits $218Total $111,690 |
| 2018 | Assistant Director, Research ContractsMcMaster University | $104,197Benefits $218Total $104,414 |
| 2017 | Assistant Director, Research ContractsMcmaster University | $100,467Benefits $227Total $100,694 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Amber Metham's $153,545 salary works out to roughly $105,836 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 31.1%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $137,772, that is a rise of about 11%. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 9 years in all, first in 2017. Members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less after pension contributions, which this estimate leaves out.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$105,836
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.1%
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Estimate only: 2025 federal and Ontario rates, basic personal amounts, Canada employment amount and CPP/EI credits; single, employment income only, salary treated as full-year income. Ignores pension contributions (OMERS, HOOPP, OTPP, OPTrust and similar plans lower actual take-home), union dues, RRSPs and benefits.